Tian Guo's family also has a TV. Panasonic, 12 inches, color, receives one more channel than a domestic TV. As soon as the workers who delivered the TV set left, the neighbors all rushed to see the fresh, Yangtze River, Yadan, tadpoles, Xu Qiang and a few children, while eating the twist fried cake and honey brought back from Tianjin by Tian Guo, while chattering around the TV.

"Who is this old man?" Grandma pointed to an old man with a long thin face and a blue and gray horse coat on the screen.

"That's Ma Sanli." Tian Guo said with a smile.

"Oh, he's Ma Sanli?" Grandma felt incredible, so she hurriedly put on her reading glasses and sat down in front of the TV for a few minutes, babbling in her mouth, "It turns out that Ma Sanli looks like this, so thin, like a bamboo pole ......."

Wang Xiaoyue also came, standing at the door timidly, wanting to enter but not daring to enter. In September this year, she became a primary school student, and her new school uniform had not yet been made, still wearing the small padded jacket with red background and blue flowers at the beginning of spring, and a pair of slightly worn black cotton shoes under her feet. Xiao Yue carried the soil at the door with cotton shoes, watching the group of children eat and drink, with a look of envy.

Recently, there have been rumors in the alley, saying that Lao Wang is getting along with a new accountant in the factory, and he wants to divorce Yang Xiaohong and take Wang Xiaoyue away, but Yang Xiaohong of course disagrees, and takes the child to the factory to make trouble, almost losing Lao Wang's job. Now Lao Wang no longer goes home to live, and when he comes back occasionally, he also quarrels with Yang Xiaohong, and the quarrel is so loud that the roof is about to collapse.

Many people in the alley began to gloat, saying that this was retribution, and it was Yang Xiaohong's own "doing", who told her not to accumulate virtue on weekdays. Tian Guo didn't comment, she didn't accumulate morality, so what are you now?

"Xiaoyue, come!" Tian Guo beckoned to Xiao Yue at the door.

Xiao Yue was timid, took two steps back, and kept rubbing the buttons of the cotton jacket with her little hands.

"You're deaf, and you won't respond." Tian Guo pulled her into the room, took out half a twist flower from the box and handed it to her: "Try Tianjin's □□ flowers, it's delicious." ”

"Thank you......" Xiao Yue seemed to cry.

"Alright, let's sit down with the calf and watch TV together." Tian Guo pointed to the children over there. The cartoon "Havoc in Heaven" was playing on the TV, and the children were very excited to watch it, and they screamed, and the tadpoles loudly reprimanded the maintenance of order: "Don't bark, call the wolf in a while." ”

Xiaoyue said, "Aunt Tianguo, can I bring a piece of twist back to my mother to taste?" ”

Tian Guo "purred" her doll head and said with a smile: "Of course you can, go watch the cartoon first, and then take it when you leave." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yue ran away happily.

When he retracted his gaze, Tian Guo happened to see Zhou Yan coming back with a schoolbag. The two looked at each other for a brief second, and Zhou Yan took the lead in looking away.

"Swallow." Tian Guo shouted.

Zhou Yan was expressionless, but when she didn't hear it, she pushed open the door of her house and walked in.

"Ignore her!" Yadan was indignant, glared at Zhou Yan, and said to Tian Guo: "Since she came back from a blind date with Brother Ran, she looks at everyone as if she is a class enemy, we all say that she is sick, and she is stimulated by Brother Ran, so she has to take medicine and treat it quickly, otherwise it will ......"

"Shut up!" Tian Guo sharply interrupted Yadan's chatter, "Do you want to watch TV?" ”

"Want to ......"

"Then sit there honestly and watch! You can't eat anything to stop your mouth. And the next time I hear anyone talking about the swallow behind his back, do you see that knife—" Pointing to the polished kitchen knife on the table that had been used to cut fruit, he said, "I will use it to cut off the man's tongue." ”

The girl was so frightened that she quickly covered her mouth.

A few minutes later, Tian Guo knocked on the door of Zhou Yan's house with local products.

"It's Xiaoguo'er, come in." Zhou Yan's mother greeted warmly.

Zhou Yan was sitting on a chair eating apples, spreading out a book on her lap, seeing Tian Guo and the bag in her hand, she smiled coldly and said, "Yo, come to our house?" ”

"Swallow!" Teacher Zhou scolded.

Zhou Yan didn't speak, stood up with a contemptuous expression on her face, and went back to her own room. Tian Guo wanted to say something, but she turned around and closed the door.

"Tian Guo, don't be like her, she is now in the sixth grade, she is under pressure, come, you sit, Auntie will wash you an apple."

"No need, Mr. Zhou." Tian Guo felt that Zhou Yan's mother was the opposite, her daughter was a good person, a good person, and Tian Guo was a bastard, just like Niu Huanran, she was a big bastard. Put the souvenirs on the table, and briefly chatted with Zhou Yan's mother about what she had seen and heard in Tianjin, Tian Guo got up to say goodbye, and just pushed the door open, Zhou Yan walked out of the back room, "Tian Guo!" She walked over, her face still expressionless, "Did you listen to me yesterday?" ”

"Listen."

Zhou Yan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "That's good, you have a low culture, and you haven't seen much of the world, it's easy to suffer when you go out, I remind you, it's also for your good." ”

Her appearance is like lecturing in class, Tian Guo's heart is warm, Zhou Yan is still willing to scold her, this is a good phenomenon, she smiled and said: "I know, thank you Yanzi, if I make a mistake in the future, you have to correct me in time." ”

Zhou Yan's expression changed, and she seemed to want to laugh, but she froze and said, "Do you know, there was a thief in our courtyard yesterday." ”

"Nonsense!" Teacher Zhou interjected next to him, "How safe is our alley, where are the thieves?" ”

"I saw it all." Zhou Yan swore an oath, "It's not just me, this morning, the Yangtze River, Yadan, and Aunt Wang have all seen it." “

Teacher Zhou smiled and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Silly girl, that's that kid from the Niu family." ”

Tian Guo saw that in order not to irritate his daughter, Teacher Zhou deliberately did not say Niu Huanran's name. But Zhou Yan didn't appreciate it, glanced at Tian Guo, and snorted coldly: "It turned out to be him, I thought it was a thief from somewhere, I heard that he used to practice martial arts, and the kung fu of the gentleman on the beam in this "Water Margin" is really good." ”

Zhou Yan looked at Tian Guo, Tian Guo didn't know what to say, and only pulled the corners of his mouth dryly.

Coming out of Zhou Yan's house, Tian Guo's eyes subconsciously looked at the east roof, Zhou Yan felt strange about someone suddenly appearing there, but Tian Guo felt familiar. That must have been three or four years ago, right? Or earlier, she was still studying, it was summer, she got up early in the morning, and as soon as she came out of the house with the tooth jar, she heard a trembling sound of the rubble on the roof on the east side, and she was startled, and when she turned her head, she saw Huan Ran sitting cross-legged on the tiles and stretching.

"Why did you get there?" She was shocked.

"Sleep." He understated, twisting his sore neck.

"Neurotic, you!" She couldn't help but scold.

But he was angry, and he said without a head: "Yonedaguo, it is you who are ungrateful!" ”

Ungrateful? Who is it? So far, Tian Guo has not figured out the reason for Huan Ran's sudden anger. Why did he run to the roof again? Do you really want Aunt Wang to say, don't practice qigong anymore and go crazy?

At this time, Liu Changjiang walked out of the house. Tian Guo said: "This is leaving?" Don't watch TV for a while? ”

"Nope." He waved his hand, "I just heard from the tadpole that Brother Ran is sick, I'll take some fruit and go over to see him." ”

Sick? Tian Guo was stunned, "What disease?" Is it serious? ”

"It's very serious, with a high fever of 39 degrees, I went to the hospital in the morning and got a drip, and now I am still lying at home."

In my memory, the refreshed body seems to be beaten with iron, not to mention fever, even colds are rare. "Yangtze River, I'll go with you." After speaking, Tian Guo ran back to the house, took a box of twist flowers and two boxes of Tongrentang's cold and heat clearing powder, and followed Changjiang to Niu's house.

It was Wu Zhen who opened the door.

Seeing Tian Guo, her smile suddenly froze there.

"Auntie." Tian Guo smiled.

Wu Zhen's eyes were cold, and she nodded reluctantly, if it weren't for the Yangtze River here, she would never let Tian Guo enter the courtyard.

"Auntie, is Brother Ran better?" Changjiang asked

Wu Zhen's face was not good, and she said: "I just finished taking my temperature, I still have a fever, and I guess I have to go to the hospital tomorrow." ”

"Have you taken any medicine?" Tian Guo asked, the place in his heart hurts.

Wu Zhen glanced at her and didn't speak.

In the room, the curtains were drawn, and I couldn't tell whether it was day or night, and I lay on the bed with a splitting headache. In my memory, the last time I had a hanging injection was when I was five years old, because of enteritis, vomiting and diarrhea, and when my father carried him to the hospital, the whole person was already in a semi-dehydrated state. At that time, the level of medical care was poor, and enteritis was considered a serious illness, and after a night, the symptoms did not lessen but worsened. Lying in the hospital with mottled walls, he vaguely heard his mother sobbing in a low voice, and heard his father choking and persuading: "Xiaozhen, don't be sad, the men of our Niu family are not so easy to die, Xiao Ran will definitely survive this hurdle."

Father was right, the men of the Niu family would not die easily, but now, how could he feel that he was going to die.

The door opened, and Huan Ran heard his mother say, "Ranzi, the Yangtze River...... I've come to see you. ”

Tian Guo glanced at Wu Zhen, and from the moment she entered the door, she found that Wu Zhen had an inexplicable dislike for herself. was stunned at the door, and Changjiang shouted in the house: "Come in, Xiaoguo'er." ”

Huan Ran burned indistinctly, he had just had a temperature of 38°5, he hadn't eaten for a day, and only had a bottle of nutrient solution in the hospital. Seeing Tian Guo, he struggled to sit up, Wu Zhen hurriedly walked over, and said in a tone of hatred that iron is not steel: "You lie down quickly, the door is open, and it will be blown by the cold wind for a while, and the illness should be serious again." ”

Huan Ran lay down again, but his eyes kept staring at Tian Guo, because of his illness, he now looked at everyone as a ghost, and there seemed to be three or four more Tian Guo in the dark hut at once. He tried to grab one, but his arm was too weak to lift. Wu Zhen looked angry and brainy, and couldn't help but start coaxing, "Yangtze River, your brother Ran is very sick now, he can't speak, you come to see him, thank you, auntie, if it's nothing, you go back first, catch up with Ming'er and he's better, you can talk again." ”

"Okay." The Yangtze River promised very happily.

Tian Guo didn't want to leave, but he couldn't find a reason to stay here, put his things on the table, looked down at Huan Ran, who was half asleep and half awake, and whispered, "Huan Ran, I'll go first, and I'll come to see you when I have time." Actually, she really wanted to touch his face, his hair, since that day in Xiushui quarreled and separated, it has been more than a week before I saw him again, but his whole person is thin and shapeless, before, he was a sturdy black cheetah, but now he has become a sick little black cat, Tian Guo wants to hold his hand and tell him that she is not angry for a long time...... She, like him.

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It was very late that Tian Guo went to bed. In early winter, most of the begonia leaves have fallen off, this year is not cold, that is, the north wind is more, especially at night, the wind blows the bare branches to sway, reflected on the glass window, teeth and claws.

On the big bed, grandma had already fallen asleep, making a slight and steady snoring sound. Tian Guo couldn't sleep, got up and turned on the light to read a book for a while, and then got out of bed to tuck the quilt for his grandmother. Grandma is very happy today, she ate half a bowl more dinner than usual, and drank a small cup of two pots for the first time, when watching "News Network", she pointed to the screen with red cheeks and said: "Yo, he is Zhao Zhongxiang, he is so young, I used to hear his voice on the radio, and I thought it was a little old man." ”

Grandma is happy, Tianguo is happy, and secretly makes a wish to let grandma live a better life in the future. I bought a TV now, and I will buy a VCR in the future, solar energy, a refrigerator, a washing machine, a Simmons mattress...... She'll do her best.

Sitting back on the bed, Tian Guo still didn't feel sleepy, and he couldn't read a word when he picked it up.

was hugging his knees in a daze, and the glass window behind him was suddenly knocked three times, and the movement was very light, like raindrops falling on it, careful for fear of disturbing anyone.

Tian Guo was surprised, stretched out his hand to open the floral cloth curtains, and then saw that his haggard face was reflected in the dim and unknown light. He pointed to the door and said, "Open the door." ”

At this moment, Tian Guo didn't know what to say except nodding wildly.

Outside the door, he was as weak as a shadow, and Tian Guo used a lot of strength to keep from screaming. Is it really him? I thought it was a dream.

"Why are you here?" She was actually shaking.

Huan Ran walked in, wrapped in the chill of early winter, and met her worried gaze, he tried to raise the corners of his mouth, as if he was laughing and crying, and his eyes were moist.

Tian Guo hugged him, his body stiffened for a second, he lowered his head as if he whimpered, and then stretched out his arms and hugged her tightly in his arms.

A faint smell of Chinese medicine rushed to the face.

"In the afternoon, I got you some medicine."

Her voice came from his chest, muffled and embarrassed. He slapped her forehead with his chin and said, "I know, I've already eaten a pack." ”

"Do you still have a fever?"

"You'll know if you touch it."

She raised her hand and put her palm on his forehead, "It's still hot." She frowned. Have you tried the watch at night? ”

"Not ...... yet"

"I've got it, I'm going to get it for you."

"No need." He hugged her tightly, didn't let her go, lowered his head, and gently pressed his hot forehead against her cold forehead, "Don't move, it's good like this." ”

The smell of medicine in his mouth hit her face, bitter, hot, the room was very quiet, the needle drop could be heard, the breath of the two people was slowly intertwined like silk threads, only the table lamp in the inner room flickered slightly due to the unstable voltage, like an ignorant child. Tian Guo was afraid of disturbing his grandmother, so he opened his eyes, looked at him through his thick eyelashes, and said, "I'll go into the house and turn off the lights, okay?" Huan Ran's arms still hugged her tightly, for fear that she would disappear as soon as she opened it. After another half a sound, he let go of his hand with a reluctant "um". 166 Reading Network